T-Mobile has begun rolling out new 5G technology that can deliver speeds of up to 3.3Gbps using carrier aggregation. Carrier aggregation combines four different 5G channels into one for devices that can handle it (only Samsung’s new Galaxy S23 phones at the moment). , similar to the trick Wi-Fi routers use to establish faster connections.
This is even faster than what you can get with mmWave 5G. Millimeter wave 5G is also being touted by Verizon and AT&T as offering extremely high speeds. Ookla recently reported download speeds of up to 1.6 Gbps in the US. However, it has limited range and device support, and is easily obstructed by common obstacles such as trees and buildings.
The four channels T-Mobile is using include repurposed 1,900MHz spectrum from T-Mobile and Sprint’s previously stored 3G networks, as well as two 2.5GHz channels (or carrier) and 600MHz. The rollout is already in place on some of T-Mobile’s networks and is “scheduled to be available nationwide in the coming weeks,” according to a company release, but T-Mobile hasn’t made a statement. You need to guess exactly where it is.
said Justin Paulsen, Senior Communications Manager. The Verge The email states that no specific plan is required to take advantage of the aggregated channels, and there are no restrictions on connection speed. However, not everyone has access to faster connections yet. I need a Samsung Galaxy S23 with his Qualcomm Snapdragon X70 modem, the same as the OnePlus 11 5G.
AT&T and T-Mobile are also working on similar upgrades, with AT&T reporting earlier this year that it had aggregated two upload channels, while Verizon saw upload speeds of over 1 gigabit and download speeds of up to 4.3Gbps in testing. It is reported that it has become. But T-Mobile appears to be the first in the real world, at least among the major U.S. carriers. The company announced last year that it had reached the 3Gbps throughput mark on its live standalone 5G network with the technology, which no other mobile service provider had yet achieved.
As the only company with a standalone 5G network, “T-Mobile is the only provider to bring innovative technologies like four-carrier aggregation to market,” said Ulf Ewaldsson, president of technology at T-Mobile. states.
